Financial Protection UW Consumer Issues Conference Theme

September 25, 2012 — Major consumer financial protection issues will be covered
during the 12th annual Consumer Issues Conference Wednesday-Friday, Oct. 3-5,
at the University of Wyoming Union. This year’s theme is “Consumer Financial
Protection: Who's in Charge?”

Attendance is free for UW students and employees. Regular
registration is $65; the cost for senior citizens and active military members
is $55.

Exhibitors and those with academic or project posters are
welcome to attend, organizers say.

Conference highlights include a viewing of the movie “Inside
Job” followed by a discussion at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Details, registration and
the full schedule are at http://www.uwyo.edu/cic.

The conference features speakers on major consumer financial
protection issues across three tracks: banking and payment issues, regulatory
and legal issues and investing issues.

Keynote speakers are: Richard Alderman, director of the
Consumer Law Center, University of Houston; Lori Stiegel, senior attorney,
Commission on Law and Aging, American Bar Association; Holly Petraeus, Office
of Servicemember Affairs, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; and Tahira
Hira, senior policy adviser to the president, Iowa State University

Conference sponsors include the Associated Students of the
University of Wyoming; UW Extension; College of Agriculture
and Natural Resources Academic Programs’ Office; President’s Office – UW
Foundation; College of Law Dean’s Office; College of Business; Department of
Management and Marketing; Department of Economics and Finance; Department of
Family and Consumer Sciences; UW Financial Management Association; Wyoming
Geriatric Education Center; and the Albany County Tourism Board.

For more information, contact Cole Ehmke at (307) 766-3782 or
by email at cehmke@uwyo.edu.